Ave Maria, etc, in silence.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
The Ave Maria is always said at the beginning of each of the Hours of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
V. O God, + hasten to mine aid.
R. O Lord, + make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
Hymn
Remember, O Creator Lord,
That in the Virgin's sacred womb
Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh
Didst our mortality assume.
Mother of grace! O Mary blest!
To thee, sweet fount of life, we fly;
Shield us through life, and take us hence,
To thy dear bosom when we die.
O Jesus! born of Virgin bright,
Immortal glory be to Thee,
Praise to the Father infinite,
And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen.
Ant. When Thou wert born.
That in the Virgin's sacred womb
Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh
Didst our mortality assume.
Mother of grace! O Mary blest!
To thee, sweet fount of life, we fly;
Shield us through life, and take us hence,
To thy dear bosom when we die.
O Jesus! born of Virgin bright,
Immortal glory be to Thee,
Praise to the Father infinite,
And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen.
Psalm CXIX
A prayer against perfidious enemies
When I was in trouble, I cried unto the Lord : and He heard me.
O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips and from a deceitful tongue.
What shall be given unto Thee, or what shall be added unto Thee, to a deceitful tongue?
Sharp arrows of the mighty One, with destroying coals.
Woe is me, that my sojourn is prolonged: I have dwelt with the inhabitants of Cedar: my soul hath long been a sojourner.
With them that hated peace I was peaceable: when I spake unto them, they fought against me without cause.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips and from a deceitful tongue.
What shall be given unto Thee, or what shall be added unto Thee, to a deceitful tongue?
Sharp arrows of the mighty One, with destroying coals.
Woe is me, that my sojourn is prolonged: I have dwelt with the inhabitants of Cedar: my soul hath long been a sojourner.
With them that hated peace I was peaceable: when I spake unto them, they fought against me without cause.
Psalm CXX
God is the keeper of His servants
I have lifted up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence my help shall come.
My help is from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
Let Him not suffer thy foot to be moved; neither let Him slumber that keepeth thee.
Behold, He that keepeth Israel, shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not burn thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul.
May the Lord keep thy coming in, and thy going out, from this time forth for evermore.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
My help is from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
Let Him not suffer thy foot to be moved; neither let Him slumber that keepeth thee.
Behold, He that keepeth Israel, shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not burn thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul.
May the Lord keep thy coming in, and thy going out, from this time forth for evermore.
Psalm CXXI
Joy of the pilgrim entering Jerusalem
I was glad at the things that were said unto me : We will go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet were standing within thy courts, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, that is compact together.
For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord : an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there are setup thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem; and plenty be to them that love Thee.
Let peace be in Thy stronghold, and plenty in Thy towers.
For my brethren and my neighbors' sake, I spake peace concerning thee.
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Our feet were standing within thy courts, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, that is compact together.
For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord : an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there are setup thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem; and plenty be to them that love Thee.
Let peace be in Thy stronghold, and plenty in Thy towers.
For my brethren and my neighbors' sake, I spake peace concerning thee.
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.
Ant. When Thou wert wondrously born of a virgin, then were the Scriptures fulfilled. Thou camest down like the rain upon the fleece, that Thou mightest save mankind. We praise Thee, our God.
Little Chapter, Ecclus. xxiv
And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested ; and my power was in Jerusalem.
R. Thanks be to God.
V. Grace is poured forth upon thy lips.
R. Wherefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us pray R. Thanks be to God.
V. Grace is poured forth upon thy lips.
R. Wherefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
O God, Who, by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the rewards of eternal salvation : grant, we beseech Thee, that we may experience her intercession for us, by whom we deserved to receive the Author of life, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end.
R. Amen. V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
V. May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.
Following the Rubrics:
The Little Hours (Prime, Tierce, Sext and None) end with an Ave Maria (Hail Mary) when they are said separately from Lauds or from one another.
If you did not recite the Our Father with Versicle along with the Anthem, Alma Redemptoris, at the end of Lauds or Prime and will not be immediately proceeding to Sext, conclude Tierce with the following prayers:
Our Father, in silence throughout.
V. May the Lord grant us His peace.
R. And life everlasting. Amen.
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Anthem of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mother of Christ! hear thou thy people's cry.
Star of the deep, and portal of the sky,
Mother of Him Who thee from nothing made.
Sinking we strive and call to thee for aid:
Oh, by that joy which Gabriel brought to thee,
Pure Virgin first and last, look on our misery.
Let us pray:Star of the deep, and portal of the sky,
Mother of Him Who thee from nothing made.
Sinking we strive and call to thee for aid:
Oh, by that joy which Gabriel brought to thee,
Pure Virgin first and last, look on our misery.
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, thy Son, was made known by
the message of an angel, may by His passion and cross be brought
to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord.
R. Amen. V. May the divine assistance remain
always with us.
R. Amen.
Pater, Ave, and Credo, in silence.
Continue to Sext
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